Noriega: Dump the cheerleader

The first season of the television show Heroes was built around the phrase: Save the cheerleader; save the world.

But Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega of Houston is pushing the idea: Dump the cheerleader.

That’s the rather humorous header on Noriega’s fundraising message of the day.

It’s Halloween and tonight millions of children (and many adults) across Texas will don costumes in celebration of this festive day.

Yet when I think about putting on costumes, I also think about a different kind of “dressing up.” On May 1st, 2003, George W. Bush put on a flight suit and landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln for a photo op. Of course, President Bush isn’t the only one who likes to wear costumes — John Cornyn has played “dress up” for years, serving as the #1 cheerleader of this administration’s failed policies.

Next Thursday, the President is coming to Texas to cheer on John Cornyn (remember George W. Bush was a cheerleader too) at a fundraising event to pay back Cornyn for his endless support. And though it’s Halloween, we’re not afraid of George W. Bush or John Cornyn.

Actually, Cornyn gets the president in the morning in Houston and the afternoon in San Antonio, and then Vice President Dick Cheney will be featured at an evening fundraiser in Dallas. That’s kind of like having the squad turn out for your bake sale.